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make them welcome in many a dreary room, and, 

 more than that, they tell of other hearts caring for 

 these sick ones, working for them, and taking 

 thought and pains to send them little gifts. 



All these things have their cheering effect, and 

 incline the sufferer to listen to the gospel message 

 read by the visitor from the text attached to the 

 scent-bag, and from that will often arise an opening 

 for helpful conversation. 



The suffering one is thus led to fell of the heavy 

 burdens that are weighing down heart and mind, 

 and before the visit closes it may be that those 

 burdens will have been laid on the true Burden- 

 bearer, a humble, broken prayer telling of the link 

 being formed between the sinner and the all- 

 powerful Saviour. 



Viewed in tnis light, we see of what value these 

 gifts may be, and surely that time is not wasted 

 which is given to preparing in the quiet of our 

 happy country homes such things as may help the 

 active workers in town missions who have no time 

 to make such things themselves. 



It is a very pleasant duty on a bright day in 

 summer to go round the garden with a capacious 



